The preparations for the divorce entrusted to the guild and the identity of the culprits had not made much progress yet. The fire incident was still being discussed with Agnes, but there was little progress on that front as well.
As a result, Blair had been leading a rather monotonous life since the New Year’s Festival. Taking care of the lamb and learning the duties of a hostess from Mason.
Seeing Haldin after the New Year’s Festival had been a rare occurrence for her, but she felt more at ease not seeing him.
The more peaceful her life became, the more she worried that she might become accustomed to this peace and settle down.
Therefore, Blair had been diverting her thoughts to other matters, such as reading books about the country where she would live after the divorce and studying the budget of the ducal estate.
“Madam, I’ve brought some milk.”
Blair heard the voice of a maid and snapped out of her thoughts. The maid who had entered the room hesitated and held out a bottle of milk to the lamb.
‘This child…’
Blair only now realized that this maid was one of the children who had been punished when Lina was being harassed.
At that time, the maids who had been caught were frightened when the matter became more serious, and they were even discovered by Haldin, so they had been extremely afraid and hadn’t touched Lina again. They didn’t speak to her either, avoiding her as much as possible.
Blair, as the owner, couldn’t completely avoid them, but she tried her best not to disturb them as much as possible.
Delivering milk might seem like a simple task, but Blair, who had a good sense of what was going on, knew that this child must have needed quite a bit of courage to stand in front of her.
‘Her name was… Melanie.’
What this child had done to Lina was undoubtedly wrong, but that matter had already received appropriate punishment and had been resolved.
Before, Blair had just let it go, swept up in the atmosphere of everyone rejecting Lina. If she didn’t join in, she felt she might be rejected as well.
However, that was purely her situation.
It was late, but she wanted to seek forgiveness now, both from Lina and from herself.
Here is the English translation of the Korean paragraph:
But speaking about that incident was frightening. She was afraid it might disturb Blair’s calmness that had returned.
Her lips hesitated as she mumbled, and then she heard a chirping sound from the basket. Naturally, her gaze shifted towards the small and adorable creature.
At that moment, Blair spoke up.
“Do you like animals?”
“Oh, yes…”
“Then, when you have time, could you take care of this little one for me?”
“Really?”
“I read in a book that lambs live in flocks. So, I thought this little one might need friends, but I can’t bring the mother and other lambs here, right? So, would you like to make friends with this one?”
“Oh…”
“Of course, it’s up to you if you’re okay with it.”
“Well, then, please entrust it to me. I’m already taking care of the shelter’s cats.”
“Is that so? That’s good.”
Blair smiled brightly in response to Mellie’s answer. Seeing Blair, who valued her opinion, Mellie felt embarrassed.
What was the big deal with saying a few words? She hadn’t even made a simple apology.
Mellie bowed her head to Blair.
“Madam. At that time… I was really sorry. I grew up without learning anything, and I was rude without knowing my place. I really wanted to apologize.”
Blair blinked in surprise at the sudden apology from the maid but soon smiled and said, “I accept your apology. Just make sure to take good care of this little one.”
Mellie had expected to receive a scolding from Blair if the matter was brought up again, but Blair’s unexpected kindness touched her.
Mellie nodded vigorously and said, “Yes! I’ll take good care of it.”
“Oh, by the way, this little one’s name is Bbibi.”
“Bbibi…?”
“Yes. Doesn’t its cry sound similar?”
Blair asked with a somewhat serious expression, and in response, Bbibi chirped and cried, as if answering to its name.
‘…Our madam doesn’t have much talent for naming.’
Mellie bit her lip to suppress the laughter that threatened to burst out. Still, she found the name quite cute. The fact that her mistress was pleased with it was somehow endearing.
At that moment, they heard a knocking sound.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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